"Then they are worth whatever you can sell them for. Kit Cruncher has the farm; but I think you will find that squatter sovereignty prevails up there; and a man in possession, without any claim, is better off than a man with a title, but not in possession."
"Then I have no chance, you think?"
"On the contrary, I know that Kit Cruncher is an honest man, and if you prove your claim, he will either pay you the fair value of the place, or give it up to you."
"But didn't my uncle have any money?"
"Yes; he left about nine hundred dollars in gold," I replied.
"Whew!" exclaimed Blair, opening his eyes.
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
IN WHICH PHIL CALLS UPON MR. LAMAR, AND DOES NOT FIND HIM.